ramus descendens arteriae segmentalis posterioris pulmonis sinistri
- ramus descendens arteriae segmentalis posterioris pulmonis sinistri
- [TA] descending branch of posterior segmental artery of left lung: one of the branches of the posterior segmental artery that supply the posterior segment of the superior lobe of the left lung.
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Ramus — In anatomy, a branch, such as a branch of a blood vessel or nerve. For example, the ramus acetabularis arteriae circumflexae femoris medialis is the branch of an artery that goes to the socket of the hip joint. The plural of ramus is rami. * * *… … Medical dictionary
segmental artery of left lung posterior descending — ramus descendens arteriae segmentalis posterioris pulmonis sinistri … Medical dictionary
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … Medical dictionary